<p>@bonanza, that’s not necessarily true. Take a look at this: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/403605-what-undergrads-get-into-jhu-med-school.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/403605-what-undergrads-get-into-jhu-med-school.html</a> and <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/869029-happy-premeds-jhu.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/869029-happy-premeds-jhu.html</a></p>
<p>"Now as far as the cut-throat statement … it all depends on how you define the statement. Is applying to a top tier medical school competitive … absolutely!!! But that doesn’t mean students compete with each other for those spots, and “attack” each other because of this. That is just one of the great myths passed along by people who have not experienced how it really goes. Hopkins pre-med students are driven, internally competitive, but they do not “fight” with each other for opportunities, resources, etc. There is a great sense of collaboration at Hopkins that few talk about, because the general assumption is with such a small acceptance rate into top tier medical schools students must be competitive with each other. Not true … do your research and you will see. "</p>
<p>While my statement isn’t completely correct (I apologize! I’m just going off what I’ve read on these forums), I don’t think going to JHU undergrad will give you a significant advantage at JHU med - especially because they probably take a couple people from their undergrad, and all of the premeds from JHU will most likely be applying to JHU med. I think it’s probably safe to conclude that going to JHU undergrad will be extremely difficult, but if you survive, you will be prepared. I know from people who have gone to WashU and JHU undergrad that many regret their decision and sometimes wish that they had gone to an undergrad where it was not as difficult - that is just something to consider. It would be difficult to survive as a pre-med at hopkins than anywhere else, that’s for sure, and if it gives you a significant amount of debt and you don’t thrive in that kind of environment, it might be best to not go to Hopkins.</p>
<p>Sorry if my previous statement sounded slightly misinformed, I just remember seeing that on a previous thread and I guess that person who posted it was wrong. My apologies.</p>